Trigger Warning: Rant About Trigger Warnings Ahead
A discussion among authors around a list of suggested trigger warnings got me to thinking: how would the books that influenced me stack up to this list?
critical thinking, writer's life, Writing
critical thinking
critical thinking, Politics, Social Discourse, society
A Beginner’s Guide to Recognizing Colonialism
(Please note that although I write mostly science fiction, this post is about real world politics. Feel free to leave now).
critical thinking, Space
Should we change the meaning of astronaut?
I met an astronaut once, and it wasn’t Richard Branson.
critical thinking, Politics, society
How an edit button would kill Twitter, maybe
I hope twitter never adds an edit button. The ramifications of it would probably kill Twitter.
critical thinking, education, Social Discourse
When reputation overstays his welcome (part 1)
We can all name a university that has an amazing reputation but how well does that reputation reflect the quality of their most recent graduates?
consumers, Creativity, critical thinking, economics, society
Can Cinemas Survive?
A forum that I participate in was asked the question, “This pandemic aside, are cinemas still relevant to our entertainment
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Haunted by a Conversation
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about a quick conversation I had with an absolute stranger 36 years ago (No, I’m not holding a grudge).
critical thinking, Language, Malaysia, Namibia
Odd Thoughts on Language and Climate
Language and culture are obviously heavily related to each other, and impact each other greatly, but I wonder what role climate plays in the development of verb tenses in language.
critical thinking, education
What can you do with a degree in Political Science? Give it back!
The title of this article is NOT my view, nor is it clickbait. It’s the punchline to an anecdote I’ve been thinking a lot about lately.
Books, Creativity, critical thinking
Emperor of the Eight Islands, a review
Lian Hern writes a good tale here, but not a great one. She sets it in a fictional medieval Japan,